Arena - any love for these guys?

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   I did a search and found nothing on Arena. I guess I am mainly asking because I see they have a new one coming out, or out already, and was just curious as to if there are any fans here. For my part I have always tried to figure out if I like them or not. Obviously in the beginning it seemed they were trying to be Marillion Mach 3 (since there was a Mach 2 with H by then), and more along the lines of what some had hoped Marillion would have become.

I always struggled with them, though. Listening to Pointer vs Mosely it was never much of a question as to why Pointer got the boot, and some of that spills into Arena. Pointer was always a little bit of a bland drummer. I do appreciate where he has tried to take the band, in a sort of almost industrialized, metalized version of Prog. They have their own sound for sure, but that sound kind of starts to sound the same after a little while. 

All of this being said, I always felt so bad for poor Mick that I will probably always continue to give Arena my money. I missed Pepper's Ghost, but have a feeling I will be grabbing that at the same time I grab the new one.

So, any fans? Did I miss a previous thread?

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Zombiezilla Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: December 06 2011 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 19	Topic: Arena - any love for these guys? Posted: December 08 2011 at 16:04
	I did a search and found nothing on Arena. I guess I am mainly asking because I see they have a new one coming out, or out already, and was just curious as to if there are any fans here. For my part I have always tried to figure out if I like them or not. Obviously in the beginning it seemed they were trying to be Marillion Mach 3 (since there was a Mach 2 with H by then), and more along the lines of what some had hoped Marillion would have become. I always struggled with them, though. Listening to Pointer vs Mosely it was never much of a question as to why Pointer got the boot, and some of that spills into Arena. Pointer was always a little bit of a bland drummer. I do appreciate where he has tried to take the band, in a sort of almost industrialized, metalized version of Prog. They have their own sound for sure, but that sound kind of starts to sound the same after a little while. All of this being said, I always felt so bad for poor Mick that I will probably always continue to give Arena my money. I missed Pepper's Ghost, but have a feeling I will be grabbing that at the same time I grab the new one. So, any fans? Did I miss a previous thread?

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